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My second novel TABLE FOR ONE is out April 24th 2025
A book about modern love, for modern women, Emma’s new novel is a conversation-starting story about leading your own life – not following. It asks a question we all think, and don’t voice enough: why do we set so much store in relationships? Does true happiness lie inside a relationship, or outside of one?
‘Two generations find solace in helping each other […] Gannon presents Willows stuttering learning curve with insight and compassion’ THE TIMES
'A fast-paced, funny and touching story about smart young women’ ELIZABETH GILBERT
‘It’s a fabulous read; such a refreshing idea, deliciously unpredictable with a story that gripped me from the start!' RUTH JONES
'Relatable, affirming and prescient’ GRAZIA
‘Hilarious, heartbreaking and wildly relatable. Table for One looks at what it actually means to be alone and the power and joy of dating yourself’ COSMOPOLITAN
My debut novel OLIVE is out now
The book that’s getting everyone talking. Moving, memorable and a mirror for anyone at a crossroads, OLIVE has a little bit of all of us. Told with great warmth and nostalgia, this is a modern tale about the obstacle course of adulthood, milestone decisions and the ‘taboo’ about choosing not to have children.
‘It's so beautiful. Really wonderful.’ GLENNON DOYLE
'It'll give a voice to countless women' MARIAN KEYES
'This novel was like a big, great hug for the child-free women of the world.” COSMOPOLITAN
‘Important themes explored by a true champion of women’ NINA STIBBE
‘Explores such an important topic with a lightness and warmth’ DOLLY ALDERTON
‘So fresh and funny and utterly distinctive . . . I loved it’ EMMA JANE UNSWORTH
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